- City:
- Fruita, CO
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Museums
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- No
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a small museum for the town of Fruita, Colorado, in 1938-39.
It is constructed in rustic style using large stones and timber gathered from the surrounding area.
The building housed the Fruita Times in 1945 to 1948, then served as the Fruita Library from 1948 to 1996. It is now home to the town’s Chamber of Commerce.
The Fruita Museum building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Source notes
Yvonne Piquette (June 4, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fruita Museum / Fruita Library / Rock-a-Day Building / 5ME7041".
https://www.historycolorado.org/location/fruita-museum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruita_Museum
Site originally submitted by Shaina Potts on April 29, 2013.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.
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